The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-31
Hs Fortunately Escapes Without
ANY Injury.
a millionaire at st. Petersburg MUIR
dered by a NIhIlist.
Preparation for the State Jubliee
Service at Westminster.

BERLIN, March 30.-Authentic informa
tiOn has been received from St. Petersburs
that fresh attempt was made upon The
Cars life at Gate hina palace yesterday. The
Car was not injured.
LONDON. March 30.-The post this morn.
Ing, commenting on the professional debut
Of Mrs. James Brown Potter in 'Man and
WIFE, last night, says: "She was not wise
In the choice Of her play. Mrs. Potter Obyi-
ously possesses distinct dramatic power,
put suffers rather from Over-training than
from the faults Incidental to beginners. She
must aim at spontenaity Of movement and
repose of manner"
The Daily News says: Mrs. Potter has
valuable gifts. She has a good presence.
mobile features and clear resonant voice
which varies in expression, but her method
is over-elaborate. The audience sighed for
a little repose. She has mauifestly great
capabilities, but 1t is no less manifest that
the inJudicious friends who have heralded
h sne experiment ;I by great promises have done
A hearing was begun today in the action
Tor libel brought by Mr. DeBeusand, hus-
Dand Uf Violet Cameron, against the Even
ing. News for republishing an interview
winch appeared In New York paper, and
which imputed to DeBeusand certain frauds
in Egypt.
James Davis, proprietor of the Bat, a
Journal which was charged with publishing
q libel concerning Robert Peck a horse
trainer, and who pleaded guilty to the
cnarge and offered to apologize to the plain
tin and to pay all costs, was today sentenced
20 three months Imprisonment and to pay
fine Of e500.
A wholesale merchant Of st. Petersburg,
reputed to be worth millions, has been shot
with revolver and killed by a man 10
whom he refused to give 10000 roubles
toward the Nihllist fund. The murderer
mas been arrested. Other Russian capital
lists are fearful Of suffering a similar fate,
lney are receiving letters threatening them
with immediate death If they do not comply
with demands to furnish money for the
common cause.
Lord Salisbury will preside at a meeting of
the Conservative party which will be held
IN IN this city to consider the political situa-
Lord Carnarvon denies that an anti-coer
clon Conservative 'cave" is being formed
under his leadership, and he knows Of no
such movement.
The members of the House of Commons
will, in body, attend the State jubilee SER
vice In st. Margarets Chapel. Westminster
Abbey, on May ed
A dispatch to the Sportsman from
Queenstown states that Captain Samuels Of
the yacht Dauntless, attributes his defeat by
the Coronet to the interference of Mr.. Colt,
the owner OF the Dauntless, who was on
board the vessel Captain Samuels and five
OF the crew have left the Dauntless and will
SAIL lOI new OK TOMORROW.
The captain says Mr.. Colt interfered with
his orders, and even became abusive, early
In the trip. Colt assumed command finally
and Captain Samuels had little or no author
ity. Colt refuses to make statement.
PARIS, March 30.-bflle. Sabathier the
mistress OF Pranzine, the Italian under ar
rest for the murder Of Mime. Regnault, her
maid and the latter's little daughter on the
nth inst, states that on the night of the
murder Pranzini came to her and told her
that while visiting Nine. Regnaut another
man called to see her. She told Pranzini to
hide, and he did so. While concealed he
heard stified groans. Twenty minutes after
ward he emerged from his place of retreat,
aRG Icdhd tnaI rne room where Mfiie. Reg
nault had received the strange man was de-
serted. Pranzini then went into the bed
room and found the dead body of Nine.
kegnault, her maid, and the latter's child.
lie Immediately left the place, came to Mile.
Sabathier and asked her to provide him with
money In order to enable him to leave Paris.
Foreign Notes.
A mob Of Greeks last Sunday attacked
with stones the residences Of American mis-
sionaries In Smyrna. The American lega-
tion at Constantin0ple has asked the Porte
70 send man-of-war to Smyrna to protect
the missionaries.
Three cases Of Asiatic cholera have been
discovered in Pesth. Much alarm prevails in
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